These other 2025 moving trend studies seem to've not put Oregon as the national lead for inbound movers, though included as one of the top ten in one of the studies...https://www.pods.com/blog/moving-trendshttps://www.movebuddha.com/blog/moving-trendshttps://murphymovers.com/blog/2025/july/where-are-americans-moving-in-2025-moving-trends-relocation-hotspots

I would not be concerned, but I would charge a pet deposit if that is allowed in your state to further protect you from any potential damage.

One question I ask every investor we work with is this:“How do you typically evaluate potential financing partners?”

I don’t think there is much growth potential since it is so remote without big tourist pulls and dry land around it. 

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Quote from @Lauren Mattern: We've collected three condos (1 and 2 bdrm) in central Chicago and one SFH (small 4 bedroom with garage ADU potential) in Austin, TX over the years but not sure we are managing them strategically - overall the four-property portfolio just breaks even.

Markets like Columbus, Ohio are a great example where you can still buy single-family homes in the $120K–180K range that hit the 1% rule and cash flow from day one, plus the city has strong population and job growth with major companies like Intel, Amazon, Google, Honda, Facebook, Microsoft, and LG expanding here, giving both rental demand and appreciation potential.

Also 4th quarter of last year Packwood and county officially did discuss potentially regulating STR's by either limiting numbers or adding a tax to cover increases in local services that are needed. 

Tenant behavior around security deposits is often completely irrational (I wish there was research performed on this subject), and the time and friction involved in fighting over relatively small amounts is rarely worth it.In your case, if the dispute is over $1,000, you really need to ask yourself whether that amount justifies the time, stress, and potential escalation involved. 

@Kelly Schroeder For me early on, the biggest needle mover was private money.Not because it was cheaper on paper, but because it gave me speed and flexibility when those mattered most.Avoiding origination fees, closing quickly, and being able to run multiple projects in parallel is what allowed momentum to compound.